Malaria, a parasitic disease transmitted by bites from infected mosquitoes, causes nearly half a million deaths per year, mostly in children in sub-Saharan Africa
The schools represent a particularly insidious method of attempting forced assimilation because they involved the removal of children, sometimes by kidnapping, from their families and communities
The rarity of female Nobel laureates raises questions about women's exclusion from education and careers in science and the undervaluing of women's contributions on science teams
Black women are about 1.6 times as likely as whites to give birth more than three weeks before the due date
Britney Spears was forced to continue wearing an IUD under her conservatorship. Her story is one shared by disabled women across the country who are denied the right to make decisions about their sexual and reproductive health.
Covid has also killed Native American, Black and Hispanic people at disproportionately high rates
Those who can line up first for a Covid booster include Americans age 65 and older, younger people who have underlying health conditions and nursing home residents
Eating right can favorably impact the immune system, but nutrition alone will not defend against a potentially life-threatening virus
Study provides strong real-world evidence that surgical masks reduce Covid-19, particularly for older adults who face higher rates of death and disability if they get infected
People who want abortions but are unable to get them can suffer a slew of negative consequences for their health and well-being
Implementation of a new law will get hearing aids into ears more quickly and cheaply
From administrative impediments to all-out bans, here's how several states are undercutting Roe v. Wade in 2021
In addition to killing 600,000 Americans, Covid-19 is undermining the health of people who were never infected with the virus, but whose lives were devastated by the loss of jobs, homes and opportunities for the future
Conversion therapy, or the practice of attempting to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity, is based on an outdated and incorrect notion that such identities are a choice that can be changed